Hagerstown tops Greenville in slugfest

July 30, 2014

HAGERSTOWN - The Hagerstown Suns won an offensive slugfest with the Greenville Drive on Tuesday, pulling away late for an 8-4 lead.

The two teams combined for 12 runs and 24 hits. Hagerstown had 13 hits, while Greenville had 11 hits.

The Suns (69-40) held a 4-3 lead after three innings, but the Drive tied the game a 4-4 with a run in the fourth inning. Hagerstown broke the tie with three runs in the sixth inning and added another run in the seventh.

In the sixth inning was highlighted by a two-run home run from Wilmer Difo. The other run came on an error.

For the Suns, Wilman Rodriguez had three hits, while Narciso Mesa, James Yezzo, Carlos Lopez and Brennan Middleton each had two hits. Mesa, Difo and Lopez each drove in two runs.

Nick Pivetta (12-6) picked up the win for Hagerstown, giving up four earned runs in seven innings. Myles Smith suffered the loss for Greenville, allowing four runs in four innings.

Dash 4, Keys 0

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Frederick Keys collected eight hits but managed no runs as they fell to Winston-Salem Dash on Tuesday.

Neither team did very well with runners in scoring position, with Frederick finishing 0 for 8 in those situations and Winston-Salem going 1 for 6. However, the Dash found other ways to score runs, especially in taking the lead in the fifth inning.

In that inning, Winston-Salem scored its two runs on a wild pitch and sacrifice fly from Keon Barnum. In the two-run eight inning, the Dash scored on an RBI single by Nick Basto and an RBI double by Grant Buckner, which scored Basto.

For the Keys, John Ruettiger and Jerome Pena each had two hits to lead the way. Winston-Salem was led by Cleuluis Rondon and Buckner had two hits. Barnum and Buckner had the two RBI.

Tyler Danish got the win for Winston-Salem, while Dylan Bundy suffered the loss. Danish allowed no runs on four hits in five innings. Bundy gave up two earned runs on five hits in 4 innings.